It isn't often that 'FREE' and 'FLATCAP' (David Robinson's alter ego) are mentioned in the same sentence, but over on my Writers' Checklist blog, you'll see just that! You can read a guest post from the man himself too.   Add a comment over on... Read more

My WOM contribution...   For free or not for free. That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous editors, or to take arms against... well, you get the picture.   I don’t know your stan... Read more

Anyone who reads Writing Magazine will recognise the name Margaret James and I've been lucky enough to have her as my latest blog guest.   Margaret wrote short stories and serials for UK women’s magazines before becoming the published... Read more

If you have children or grandchildren, or even know any children (or grandchildren), here's a lovely idea to keep them occupied during the Easter break - a competition to win a signed copy of Peggy Larkin's War by Trevor Forest.   Now, you ... Read more

It isn't every day you get to interview one of your favourite authors but last week Lesley Cookman - the queen of cosy crime - agreed to be subjected to the questions in my new 'Author interview' spot over at Writers' Checklist. David Robinson, you m... Read more

Yes, as I live and breathe, THAT David Robinson. I've been pestering some authors for interviews for my Writers' Checklist blog and amazingly each one I've approached has agreed to be submitted to the third degree.   In David's case I didn't ... Read more

I don’t own a Kindle. A ‘proper’ Kindle, that is. You know, the one that would have set me back around 100 quid. I’m not a gadget person. I’ve never felt the urge to buy the latest gismo that does everything bar ma... Read more

It's been ages since I posted anything here though I did clock up a whole heap of visitors to my Writelink blog the other night when I posted a link to my 1970s Pop Quiz on Twitter.   Aside from helping out with the 100 Stories for Queensland... Read more

WriteLink member, Greg McQueen, the man behind the anthology, 100 Stories for Haiti, has done it again! On 5th September, after seeing pictures of flood victims displaced from their homes, Greg wrote a message on his Facebook wall. ‘Gettin... Read more

In this episode of the 100 Stories Podcast, Greg McQueen talks about how the idea for 100 Stories for Haiti first started. He also interviews Lorraine Mace, one of the volunteer editors on the project, and co-author of The Writer's ABC Checklis... Read more